Although it might seem counterintuitive, making one of your books permanently free can be a savvy marketing move. If you’ve written a series or a large backlist of books and you publish your books wide, a permafree book is a great way to entice new readers, increase your … [Read more...]
Backlist Marketing
Don’t let your backlist books get dusty on the shelf! Learn the tips and tricks of backlist marketing to boost sales.
6 Types of Submission Comments BookBub Editors Love to See
If you’ve submitted a book for a BookBub Featured Deal, you’ll know that the submission form includes a field for your comments beyond the standard category, pricing, and availability information you provide about your deal. The comments field is optional, but our editors … [Read more...]
BookBub’s Top-Selling Indie Featured Deals of 2023
As 2023 has come and gone, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of the successes our self-published partners saw throughout last year with their Featured Deals. These books were some of the highest performers in their respective categories, and with polished covers, … [Read more...]
17 Fantastic Ways to Sell More Books for the Holidays
Believe it or not, ‘tis almost the holiday season! Consumers are starting to look for the perfect gifts for friends and family, so it’s a great time for authors and publishers to boost their promotional efforts and get more eyes on their books. And this holiday sweet spot … [Read more...]
How I Sell 20 Books Per Day with BookBub Ads
After creating 1,144 BookBub Ads over the last six years, I’ve learned that surgically precise targeting and a low-priced first book are the two most important factors in my ads’ success. And I’ve learned when to scale my campaigns up and down to see consistent daily … [Read more...]
140 Book Marketing Ideas to Help Authors Increase Sales
Whether you’re an author, a marketer at a publishing house, a publicist, or anyone else looking to sell books, there’s a wide array of book marketing tactics you can use to amplify a book’s exposure and reach more readers. To spark inspiration and get those creative juices … [Read more...]
How to Write a Book Description: Tips from BookBub Editors
You’ve done it — you’ve written the book, you’ve commissioned a beautiful cover, and you’re ready to start finding readers and selling copies. But wait! There’s that pesky little detail in the process of publishing your book: providing a book description. Figuring out how to … [Read more...]
Q&A: How BookBub Editors Choose Categories [Video]
When submitting for a Featured Deal, you don’t have to know which of BookBub's categories is the best for your book — our editors will take care of that for you! We have data on what works with our readers subscribed to different categories and will always send your book to … [Read more...]
Boosting Box Set Sales with BookBub Ads [Case Study]
BookBub readers love a great deal, and what’s a better deal than several books for the price of one? When Jasper T. Scott wanted to increase exposure and sales of his epic military science fiction series The Cade Korbin Chronicles, he made the complete four-book series into … [Read more...]
Trend Watch Spring 2023: What’s Popular with BookBub Readers
What’s working well right now on BookBub? There’s no better team to answer that question than our editors, and we’ve gathered a list of top trends readers have been interested in across categories from romance to nonfiction to thrillers. Read on to find out what titles might … [Read more...]